Our older vintages
Ried Heiligenstein Alte Reben
Riesling
2014
Kamptal DAC, Erste Lage ÖTW
Full bouquet of peaches and pineapple and honey as well as mineral and spicy flavors; on the palate full-bodied and concentrated, pineapple dried apricots roasted chocolate beans and white peaches honey flowers, powerful although pure and precise, balanced with elegant acidity and multilayered extract, excellent grip, very long spicy and mineral finish, and really promising potential.
Grape variety
Riesling
Vine training system
Guyot
Date of harvest
September 2014
Alcohol content
13%
Bottle closure type
Natural cork
Site and climate
Ried Heiligenstein
Size
36.7 ha
Elevation
230 – 345 m
Inclination
13 °
Orientation
SSW
The terraced south and southwest facing slope of Zöbinger Heiligenstein has a unique geological history that has been preserved in this particular area.
The 2014 vintage
It is not easy to sum up the dramatic vintage 2014 in just a few words: a warm winter, a dry spring, lots of rain in May and even more during the summer, some hail – though this time it missed our vineyards, a perfect blossoming leading to advanced vegetation, then followed a hot June, before it got cool and stayed wet until far into September.
Throughout these days we had to watch carefully and ceaselessly over the health of the soils, plants and fruit. It was not enough to just do your work in the vineyards as usual. The precise moment, where, how and when each step was done proved to be crucial. The slightest negligence, for...
Maturation
We ferment the must in stainless steel at a temperature of 15 to 20° C. After fermentation the wine matures on the lees till bottling in summer.
Food pairing recommendation
Fish, poultry, veal, pork, duck, goose, Asian Cuisine